There’s a certain electricity in the air when a band like Of Mice & Men points their compass back toward Australia. You can almost hear the collective crackle from Perth to Brisbane — that low, hungry hum of pit demons waking up from hibernation. The Californian heavyweights have just announced their 2026 Australian tour, a five-date run with Crystal Lake, and they’re doing it on the heels of their upcoming record Another Miracle — due November 14.
The timing couldn’t be sharper. Their last album Tether was a study in melodic devastation — big hooks, precision hits, and Aaron Pauley’s voice cutting like a controlled burn through chaos. Now the band’s back, reloaded, evolved, and ready to detonate every venue from Lion Arts Factory in Adelaide to The Triffid in Brisbane.
I caught up with Aaron Pauley and Valentino “Tino” Arteaga ahead of the tour to talk about Another Miracle, life on the road, and what keeps the OM&M engine roaring fifteen years deep into the game. Spoiler: it’s still pure fire.
This is the gospel.
I bite crowd surfers.
killer.
